decade

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The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The best estimate of a normal return there is the rate of inflation, which was 3.3% a year over the past decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Some forecasts are slightly more optimistic: Economists at the Penn Wharton Budget Model said they expect growth to average 2.1% over the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Pozen points out that Microsoft, the subject of a recent Barron’s cover story, trades at just 16 times 2028 earnings, its lowest valuation relative to the S&P 500 in a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Decade by decade, the Mary Rose slipped deeper and deeper into the seabed until it was almost completely forgotten.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler